How much of cross-country income variation is explained by health?

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 387-396

  Shastry, Gauri Kartini ^a   Weil, David N ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2442481383     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/154247603322391026     Document Type: Article

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